It's exciting, yet it induces moods of contemplation. It's fishing--perhaps the oldest & most popular sport & recreation among people of all ages & social standings. Here's the book to start them dreaming... or prompt them to recall their stories of the big one that got away... or inspire them toward future challenges with rod & reel in the great outdoors. Author & photographer Pierre Affre looks back on the history of fishing & recalls exploits of some of the great fishermen of all time, from Isaac Walton to Teddy Roosevelt & Ernest Hemingway. He presents page after page of vivid color photos & illustrations that show lures, flies, rods, & reels. Next, his exciting color photos transport readers to fabled fishing areas--from trout streams in Scotland to the magnificent wilds of Quebec, the American northwest, & the Atlantic Ocean near the Florida Keys, where the big game fish challenge even the most experienced among fishermen. All fisherman are dreamers--& here are the things their dreams are made of. Contains photos & handsomely reproduced prints--many of unusual historic interest--on nearly every page. Most of the photographs are by the author.